Microsoft’s Bangalore Windows AppFest Sets a Guinness World Record

It finally happened.The moment all the developer enthusiasts in Microsoft’s Banglore Appafest have been waiting for,for a straight 18 hours of Coding Marathon.Has put their name in the Guinness Books of World Records.

On Friday,Microsoft India held an AppFest maraton in Bangalore,which ended after 18 hours of coding from 2567 developers who developed their Windows 8 applications,entering the Guinness Books of records for ‘Most Participants in Software Development Marathon’ at the Windows AppFest.

Windows 8 is almost a month away from the release and Microsoft is making sure that it generates the all important developer interest in the Windows 8 app development which is essential for the growth of the Windows Store which features Modern UI apps for Windows 8.So by the time Windows 8 reaches General Availability we will probably see a good quantity of apps and games in the store.